PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is not productive of more than mild social and industrial impairment, nor is it productive of more than occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms. Therefore, the criteria for entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for PTSD have not been met.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 17, 1992, for a 100% rating for post-traumatic stress disorder. The effective date was set at January 4, 1993.

The veteran's PTSD is granted effective from December 1, 1994. He is also awarded a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD as of November 7, 1996 and an increased evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of lupus erythematosus. The veteran's fibromyalgia and TDIU claims are pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the veteran's claimed stressors and a need for further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of June 25, 2001, for his TDIU award due to lack of factual ascertainable evidence showing unemployment due to service-connected PTSD within one year prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left extremity disorder and PTSD, finding that new evidence did not reopen his claim for a left extremity disorder and concluding that there was no credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor leading to PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran meets the criteria for service connection for PTSD, and thus grants this claim. The low and mid-back condition with osteoporosis issue remains pending as it was not addressed in the decision.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for residuals of prostate cancer effective September 10, 2003. The veteran's PTSD remains at 70 percent since May 23, 2001. The earlier effective date for TDIU is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's PTSD did not warrant a reduction from a 50% to a 30% rating, as her symptoms had not improved and continued to cause significant impairment.

The veteran withdrew his appeal on several issues, including service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, emphysema, hypertension, and residuals of a right thigh injury. The case is dismissed as it relates to these issues.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased disability rating for PTSD was denied due to his failure to report for and refuse a scheduled VA examination. The Board also found that there is insufficient evidence to support the existence of a hearing loss disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the veteran's claimed in-service stressors for PTSD and to determine if his current hemorrhoids are related to service. The claims will be remanded for further action.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD due to new and material evidence submitted since the June 1991 rating decision. The veteran's current psychiatric treatment from VA supports a diagnosis of PTSD.

The VA determined that the veteran's PTSD causes mild occupational and social impairment, but does not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating than 10 percent.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD has been rated at 50 percent, and the RO is remanding the case for a new examination to assess current severity.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is being remanded to allow for additional development and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD must be remanded to allow for further development, including verification of stressors and a VA examination.